Padres hire ex-manager Bud Black, former slugger Wil Myers for organizational roles

By: The Associated Press Posted: 2:51 PM CST Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Padres have hired former manager Bud Black and longtime slugger Wil Myers for new roles in the organization.

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SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Padres have hired former manager Bud Black and longtime slugger Wil Myers for new roles in the organization.

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SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Padres have hired former manager Bud Black and longtime slugger Wil Myers for new roles in the organization.

Black will be the Padres’ senior adviser to baseball operations, while Myers is a special assignment coach working in player development, the team confirmed Wednesday.

Black was the Padres’ manager for 8 1/2 seasons from 2007-15. San Diego never made the playoffs during his tenure, but he won the NL Manager of the Year award in 2010 and became the second-winningest manager in franchise history while going 649-713.

FILE - Colorado Rockies manager Bud Black paces in the dugout as starting pitcher Bradley Blalock struggles against the San Diego Padres in the first inning of a baseball game May 10, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Black went on to manage the Colorado Rockies from 2017 until last May, when he was fired amid a 7-33 start.

The 68-year-old Black was one of the relatively few former pitchers to become a major league manager. The Padres hired former reliever Craig Stammen as their new manager three months ago when Mike Shildt retired
after they lost to the Cubs in a tight Wild Card Series.

Myers played eight seasons for the Padres, batting. 254 with 134 homers and 433 RBIs as an outfielder and corner infielder. The 2013 AL Rookie of the Year never formally retired, but he hasn’t played since suiting up for Cincinnati in 2023.